Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 214.167 · Subchapter E. COMMERCIAL BUILDING PERMITS IN CERTAIN POPULOUS MUNICIPALITIES
REVIEW OF REFUSAL TO ISSUE PERMIT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) An administrative refusal to issue a commercial building permit based on a violation of restrictions contained in a deed or other instrument is reviewable by a court of competent jurisdiction if, during the 90-day period after the day on which the permit is refused, the person contesting the refusal gives notice to the permit department that the suit has been filed.
(b) If conditions in a subdivision change or if other legally sufficient reasons to modify the restrictions occur, a person who has been refused a commercial building permit may petition a court of competent jurisdiction to alter the restrictions to better conform to present conditions.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Renumbered from Sec. 230.017 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 12.002(5), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.214.htm
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